The DevelopmentThe Concept The entire property provides for a protected, enclosed feeling created by the surrounding hills and valleys. The property has been divided in three sections; a residential area of freehold lots, a Common Area of some seven acres, and a third area reserved for the potential development of a business based facility offering yoga, meditation, bodywork, Chi Gong, therapy and other forms of integrative practice as well. The first section, the residential area, has it’s own gated entry and consists of 8 titled lots varying from just under an acre up to almost 2 acres. At this point we have sold three lots and have one for ourselves to build on, leaving 4 lots still to sell (numbers 1a, 1c, 7 and 8 on the map below). All the lots are owned by a different company, and the idea is that one simply buys the shares of the company. This has various and excellent advantages, the main ones being that one does not have to be a resident of Costa Rica to have freehold possession of the title, can easily resell by a simple transfer of the shares, and can apply for bank accounts and utilities all in the company name. In keeping with the village concept we have reintroduced a Village Commons. This second section of Common Area consists of a huge nature reserve of tropical rainforest and a magnificent orchard, both together are 7 acres in size. The orchard and walking trails have been planned on a Permaculture basis, and have already been planted with mango, avocado, pejibaye, maracuya, cas, cashew, guanabana, lemon, orange, sweet mandarins, banana and papaya trees. As well there are now sufficient coffee plants to produce about 200 kilos of the best Arabica coffee each year; enough to keep the community buzzing through the year! The reserve area rises from a creek bed through untouched rainforest in a deep valley to flowering trees, hundreds of which have been planted already, and then transitions to fruiting trees in the orchard area. This entire area has been placed in the ownership of a company, and each of the buyers will hold one share in the company, so everyone will effectively and legally own about an acre in addition to their own lot. This way of doing things creates bonds between people and allows for an interaction and support with each other on a very practical level. We have segregated a small lot near the entrance gate and placed ownership in the same company that owns the Common Area. This is for a ‘property manager/guard’ house at the gate down the line, if the community agrees to build one. Such a person would ensure security for the community and could also provide maintenance work, gardening etc. This would also mean that as a resident one will be free to come and go, leave the house or rent it out for any length of time, without security worries. This is an extremely important factor in Costa Rica. The third section has a separate entry gate and we are holding this area for the creation of a small retreat facility for teaching, which would have a larger practice hall, several accommodations, pool, kitchen/small restaurant and a wellness centre. We have reserved 2 lots (6 & 10) for this facility. This project, hopefully, would involve the whole community in one way or another. So far, all of our members are supportive of the concept. Infrastructure We have already put in an access road to all the lots from the public road. The only access to the property will be through a gate at the main road, so it will be a safe ‘gated’ community. The access gate has been completed. We have provided power lines along the public road at our cost and sofacilitate a much shorter distance of power supply to each lot. Bringing power to each lot will be the responsibility of the buyer. Water has been delivered to each lot from a holding tank at the highest point on the property. All the lots are connected with a beautiful walking path through thereserve and orchard area. We have already started plantingbeautiful exotic flowers and heliconias along this path. We think that this will be a beautiful paradise. Prices Here are the current prices: lot numbers refer to the lot layout map below.
Please note: All lots complete with public utility water supply.Lots 7 and 8 have been completed with underground power cable and telephone cable from inside the property to the house site . Final connection to the public street will be at buyer's expense.
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